Thomas Overton

Thomas Overton (1753-1824) was a member of the North Carolina State Legislature and a US Army soldier.

Biography
Thomas Overton was born in Louisa County, Virginia in 1753, descended from a family that had supported the Parliamentarians during the English Civil War. Overton served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, serving as a captain of the dragoons. After the war, he spent several years in North Carolina, joining the state legislature as a representative from Moore County. In 1804, he moved to Tennessee, and he died there in 1824.